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66. Miliusa tomentosa

Botanical Name: Miliusa tomentosa (Roxb.) J. Sinclair[Annonaceae] Common Name: Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Rajasthan. Flowering Class: Dicot Habit: Tree Habitat:  Moist , dry deciduous fores, Semi-evergreen forests Flowering and Fruiting: Flowering: March-April-May Fruiting: May-June The Plant Stem Leaves Flower Fruit

64. Ceropegia bulbosa var. bulbosa

Botanical Name:  Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb. var. bulbosa[Asclepiadaceae] Common Name: Marathi: ankalodya, gayala, gayli, gilodayam Distribution: India:  Coastal areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil nadu Flowering Class: Dicot Habit:Climber Habitat: Sea coasts, sandy habitats Flowering and Fruiting: July to September The Plant Stem Leaves Flower Fruit

63. Launaea sarmentosa

Botanical Name: Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze[Asteraceae] Common Name: Beach Launaea/सागर पाथरी Distribution: India: Coastal regions of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu Flowering Class: Habit: Trailing Herb Habitat: Sea coasts, Sandy Localities Flowering and Fruiting: Flowering observed in July-August The Plant The Stem Leaves Flower Fruit

62. Buchanania cochinchinensis

Botanical Name: Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida[Anacardiaceae] Common Name: चार char, चारोळी charoli, पियाल piyal Distribution: Maharashtra Flowering Class: Dicot Habit: Small Tree Habitat: Dry-Deciduous to Semi-Deciduous forests Flowering and Fruiting: Flowering : January to March      Fruiting: April to May The Plant The Stem Leaves Flowers Fruit

61. Calotropis gigantea

Botanical Name: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton [Apocynaceae] Common Name: Giant Milkweed , रुई Rui , रुइटी Ruiti , अर्की Arki , अर्क Arka Distribution: Globally distributed in Tropical Asia, India: Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharastra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu Flowering Class: Dicot Habit: Shrub Habitat: Plains and Waste lands Flowering and Fruiting: Throughout the year The Plant The Stem Leaves Flower Flower being visited by an insect  Flower with a whitish colour Fruit  This plant is a Food plant of the Plain Tiger butterfly and painted grasshopper.